2011.110: Dinah Washington
Prints
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2011.110
- People
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Kara Walker, American (Stockton, California born 1969)
- Title
- Dinah Washington
- Classification
- Prints
- Work Type
- Date
- 2010
- Culture
- American
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/337595
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Unique ink transfer on white wove paper
- Technique
- Stamped
- Dimensions
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sight: 159.1 x 183.5 cm (62 5/8 x 72 1/4 in.)
framed: 161.6 x 189.7 x 5.7 cm (63 5/8 x 74 11/16 x 2 1/4 in.) - Inscriptions and Marks
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- Signed: On verso
- inscription: She left her turbulent life behind/ at the tender age of 39./ In that short period, a volatile/ mix of raw undeniable talent/ and deep rooted insecurity/ took her to the heights of/ fame/ and the depths of/ self-doubt.
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Kara Walker, created 2010; [Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York], sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2011.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Margaret Fisher Fund
- Copyright
- © Kara Walker, Courtesy of Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York
- Accession Year
- 2011
- Object Number
- 2011.110
- Division
- Modern and Contemporary Art
- Contact
- am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Exhibition History
- Dust Jackets for the Niggerati - and Supporting Dissertations, Drawings submitted ruefully by Dr. Kara E. Walker, Sikkema Jenkins & Co., 04/21/2011 - 06/11/2011
Verification Level
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